The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-07-07
LOCAL ITEMS.
JAY II. .MALTBY, Local Report,
The section house is about completed.

Weather report for the month Of June in
this issue.
See account of the Farmers Alliance or
fourth page,
Notice Charlie Fyfe's new card elsewhere
in this paper.
We met a man-next day after the Fourth
and OH!
VIM. J. Frederick, of Willow City, was in
town Saturday. -..u
j. Masters advertises his new bakery ir
this weeks issue.
Strangers continue very numerous fin our
thriving little city.
Nothing to say about the weather this
week. We want something fresher.
Hoover Bros have placed large pair Of
new scales in front of their market.
L. F. Dow and II. s. Mckee, of Grand
Forks, visited in our town several days last
week.
A ;good hall for public purposes would
make frst-rate investment for some capi.
talist.
Allan Pinkerton, of Cooperstown, Dak., is
at present in Bottineau, visiting with his
brother Joe.
Messrs. Bennett, Dana and Thompson now
occupy their new building, with their re-
spective Offices.
The members Of the militia company
shonld remember that tonight the weekly
drill takes place.
Dan McBrayen has struck good water in
his new well, and the boarders at his hotel
rejoice exceedingly.
The PIONEER was compelled to issue lit
tie supplement this week in order to utilize
additional room for the 4th Of July news.
The McBrayen Hotel has undergone addi-
ional improvements the past week, and it
now presents greatly improved appearance.
A long felt want is now supplied. Boiled
shirts are again in order, and at the River
side Laundry (see ad) only the best work is
done.
A good-sized party of halfbreeds have
been encamped about halfway between the
old and new town sites the past two or. three
weeks.
Homer Welton and Freddie Tudhope, Of
Dunseith, both young printers, were among
our visitors who enjoyed the glorious Fourth
at this place.
The picnic given at Dana's Grove last
Thursday by Miss Carrie Gregg to her schol-
ars of the Amity school, proved very pleas
ant occasion, the little ones having fine
time. +
Next.Tuesday, ,Jnly 18th, the first meeting
of the boards of directors for the different
school townships will be held, aud the same
will perfect their organizations for the COM
ing year.
4 Mr.. NJ. s. Harmon, Of the Bottineau Co.
Bank, received dispatch Tuesday night, in
forming him that his wife, who is at present
at Bathgate, Dak., had given birth to girl
baby on the 4th. Mr.. H. left for that town
Wednesday morning.
Our Deloraine visitors were received with
courtesy the Fourth and treated in IN honor
able manner, while our visitors to that place
on dominion day received but little satisfac.
faction out of their trip.
Among those who came over from Dun.
seth Monday to celebrate with us were the
ladies and gentlemen: Mrs. Lair
and daughter Dot, Miss Kittie Lair. Mrs.
Makee, Miss Maggie Eaton, A. McLain,s A.
Murray, Edward Oakes, Joe and VIM. OAR
ling Jas. Metler, Galen and Bert Makee.
Sandli & Swenson have erected q large
machinery hall just back Of the Tibbitts
block, which speaks well for their enterprise.
The building is 24xs0 feet in size, and the
Raasieaf s. Moen, with four men
put it up in just two days, beating the build
ing record in this town double. O, they are
rustlers, you bet.
The Devils Lake business men are rapidly
inding out the value Of advertising in the
PIONEER, as can be seen by the. two hand
some advertisements Of The Merchants Ma.
tional Rank and Thompson Clothing Store,
both Of that place, and which appear in this
issue. A little printers ink goes . long ways
'sdon't cher know S
Some Of our people have indulged in buy
ing new buggies and harnesses the past
Two weeks. p. E. Sandli now handles the
ribbons over as stylish a-looking team as
there Is in town. f. M. Woodward and V.
B. Noble have also come to the front with
new buggies and harnesses, and the latter
now drives '.fyer," which is also . recent
purchase.
On the Fourth we were little surprised
to zee 50 many farmers patronizing the drug
store, and upon inquiry learned that they were
after strynchine, with which they proposed
Is wage merciless war against the gophers,
Here Is the receipt, with the result appended:
Soak your strynchine with some citric-
acid III certain quantity of wheat for q
hours then put i half ! teaspoonfu down I
hole, which you know y inhabited, and dir.
ectly the little inmates viii quietly yisld VI
their spirits for 4 journey "a ths happy hunt
iag grcunds. u 81 S